Day 2 Rapid ! Asian Youth Chess Championship 2024

India won 3 Gold & 1 Silver in Asian Youth Rapid Chess Championship, at Almaty (Kazakhstan)

Asian Youth Rapid Chess Championship started here in Baluan Sholaq Sports Hall, Almaty (Kazakhstan) yesterday and India won 3 Gold and 1 Silver Medal in different categories. Total 32 Countries participated in the championship.

In the Under-8 Girls section Narayani U Marathe won the gold medal with 5/6 points. 9^th seed Narayani won her last very crucial 7^th Round game with second seed Iranian player Asena Golizadeh. She won 5 games and drew 2 games and she was unbeaten in the tournament.

In the Under-10 Girls section, R Pooja Shree won the gold medal with 6/7. Pooja Shree was having 6/6 but lost 7^th round in time pressure. She is having a better tie-break. Aaradhya Das lost her last 2 matches and came 4^th position.

In the Under-12 Girls section, a big surprise was that the 25^th seed Pratitee Bordoloi won the gold medal easily. She scored 6.5/7 and won with all seeded players. Final game she won against Vietnamese player Nguyen Minh Chi.

In the Under-12 Open section P Siddhanth won the silver medal by scoring 6/7. Akhmet Suleyman of Kazakhstan won the championship.

In the Under-8 Open section Hriday Garg was unlucky to miss the bronze medal. He drew the last round and secured 4^th Position.

Fide master Krishanan Rithvik, Fide Master Bangwe Gaurang, Ajay Parvthareddy and Harsh Suresh secured 6^th to 9^th Position in Under 18 Open Section.

The Classical Asian Youth Chess championship will start tomorrow.–